Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) and Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) announced funding for the 47th Festival d’ete de Quebec from July 3 to 13, 2014. The Canadian Heritage funding amounts to $1.1 … Read more
Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) and Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) announced funding for the 47th Festival d’ete de Quebec from July 3 to 13, 2014. The Canadian Heritage funding amounts to $1.1 … Read more
Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) announced $623,024 in funding support for arts and culture, seniors, accessibility upgrades, veterans and jobs in the Tri-Cities community. From building ramps and installing door openers to acquiring new equipment and facility upgrades, these improvements will make a real difference in the lives of Tri-Cities residents. The full release … Read more
Hockey Canada, the national body governing hockey in Canada, began operating in December 1914. The Government of Canada will help support the organization’s 100th anniversary celebrations and activities, which will run from June 2014 to April 2015. The Government of Canada will provide Hockey Canada with $3 million through the Commemorate Canada Program of the … Read more
The Government of Canada is providing $15,100 to the Oak Point Community Club for the 2014 edition of its annual music festival. Funding is provided through the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program, which provides Canadians with more opportunities to take part in activities that present local arts and culture and celebrate local history … Read more
Yarmouth’s, N.S., residents and visitors will come together in July to celebrate the community’s rich seafaring culture and history during the Seafest and Rudder’s Parade of Lights Festival. The Government of Canada has provided $14,300 in funding to the Seafest Association through the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program. The full release is available … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) issued a statement on the launch of Celebrate Canada. The Celebrate Canada period highlights four major celebrations for the country, starting with National Aboriginal Day on June 21, and continuing through Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day on June 24, Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27, and ending with Canada Day on … Read more
On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Conservative MP Greg Kerr (West Nova, N.S.) announced $15,000 in funding for the Association francophone de la Vallée. This funding, provided under the Community Life component of the Development of Official-Language Communities Program, is for the project “Les services à l’enfance”. It will enable the Association … Read more
On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Conservative MP Tilly O’Neill-Gordon (Miramichi, N.S.) took part in the unveiling of the Sealers Memorial in Elliston. She was joined by members of the Elliston Heritage Foundation and the Home from the Sea campaign, provincial and municipal dignitaries, descendants of sealers, as well as … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) and Minister of Employment and Social Development Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Alta.) announced the six teams chosen as finalists in a national design competition to create concepts for the national Memorial to the Victims of Communism – Canada, a Land of Refuge. The landmark will recognize Canada’s role … Read more
